Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-15
ST. VALENTINES
POSToFFlCE.

The foregoing, painted in blue and red, | overhangs this little house. The house is | represented by stone, with tile roof slop- | ing toward the street, which extends the whole length of the armory. The street is an improviBed one. The whole affair is made to appear like country postofhce. A light sprinkling of snow covers the roof. Over the front counter is 8 fine steel engraving of Sheridan's charge at Five Forks, Va This
 is new engraving and is the first one shown in this city. Another picture shown is a purple and white clematis, a painting by Mrs Fl. P. Hubbard, which has an elegant gold frame. The front of this booth is also decorated with two bas-relief heads of men who lived centuries ago. A horse's head of the same style adorns the wall on the interior Nearly all the paintings are lent by Herbert Augur, and the light inside shows them off to good effect. At the corner outside hangs U. S. mail bag just beneath the postofice window
 Those who have charge of the February booth are: Mrs. Fl. E. M. Babcock, Mrs. E. F. .Hoad- Wm. H. Moseley, Mrs. O. s. Wright Mrs. Sturgis, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. A. E. Hammer, Mrs. Mix, Mrs. Wm. Horton, Miss Susan Joslyn, Miss Nellie Cady, Miss Ufford, Mrs. John Booth, Mrs. Henry KiTiam, Mrs. Wilbur Smith.
 The March booth comes next as you proceed down the street. No one will fail to stop
 
 operation will create no end of attention. It is just what represents March, The booth is not covered with roof, except at the rear end, where there is just 3 little covering ex- tending out three or four feet and made of evergreens. The windmill stands out prom inently. The miniature building, which is set on the front counter, and which serves as the pivot on which the wheels move, is painted brown. The mill is to be run by an electric motor. In the background is 8 landscape scene, a painting of a farmers house and a windmill near by in the lot Here at this booth is displayed bric-a-brac and art work. The committee to be found tending to the articles in the booth is made up of Mrs. N. D: Sperry, Mrs. George H. Ford, Mrs. Frank L. Bigelow, Mrs. Joseph Porter, Mrs. William H. Thompson, Mrs M, F. Tyler, Mrs. E. H. Barnes. Mrs. W. J. At water, Mrs. E. s. Greeley, Mrs. J. T. Fitch, Mrs. Willett Hemingway.
 Next comes the April booth. This is open and has no roof. Over the front is huge umbrella. It is suggestive of the month of showers. The umbrella is made of pink and white materials. First there is a strip of white and then one of pink. The large handle which holds the umbrella aloof is wound with pink and white ribbons. The back ground is made of the same materials, radiat- ing from the center like sunburst of colors. Around the outside of this radius is circle of evergreens. In the booth are canes, um- brellas and great variety of brass and silver household goods, which are to besold. The ladies who dispose of these articles are. Mrs. Q. Berry Peets, Mrs. N. G. Osborn, Mrs. Nellie B. Chapman, Mrs. Ellen Cutler, Mrs. pr. Lambert. Mrs. F.-B. Farnsworth, Mrs, John Blinn, Miss Maria Styles, Mrs. Clara Stevens, Mrs. -Romanta Wells, Mrs. s. L. Salisbury, Mrs. Q. E. Woodcock, Mrs. H. H. l Bunnell, Mrs. George Wykes, jr., Mrs. J. s. | Stowe. The gaudiest booth of the whole number | is the May. A large May pole stands in the l center of the booth. The pole is tightly | covered with all-colored ribbons and from | the top of it the ribbons spread out on all sides and form sort of covering for the booth, | being caught up at the top part of the frame | work and then gracefully looped and inter- woven with sprays of evergreen. In the l rear the ribbons are made into long loops, which hang over garden scene. The May | pole is fifteen feet in height. All sorts of | fancy goods were to be found here. The | ladies were attired in spring costume. The | committee is composed of Mrs. H. H. Bene- 1 lict, Mrs. I. M. Foster, Hrs. Benjamin Jep-